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bruceirons

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i am using a hydroponic drip system and had the lights too close to them for a day, so some leaves developed brown spots.

i have moved the light away now but some people advise to give them 24 hours of darkness to recover.

i am in my second week of vegging, should i give them darkness to recover? if so, how many hours?


thanks
 
closetcultivator

closetcultivator

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bruceirons said:
i am using a hydroponic drip system and had the lights too close to them for a day, so some leaves developed brown spots.

i have moved the light away now but some people advise to give them 24 hours of darkness to recover.

i am in my second week of vegging, should i give them darkness to recover? if so, how many hours?


thanks
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I would not do the 24 hours darkness, wouldn't that encourage it to flower?. You can switch em' to 20-4 or 18-6 but I would then keep them on that time because messing with the light and dark times will stress the plant further.
 
bnoc450

bnoc450

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closetcultivator said:
I would not do the 24 hours darkness, wouldn't that encourage it to flower?. You can switch em' to 20-4 or 18-6 but I would then keep them on that time because messing with the light and dark times will stress the plant further.
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just let it be, the plant will stil recover
 
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bruceirons

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thanks i raised the light as high as possible and turned it back on,
people on this website have also recommended having 1 hour off if using a 1000watt bulb, is this advisable and for what reasons?
 
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richjames

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Idk about the 1000w advice since i run a 400, but i have heard of lettin the ballast have a 'rest.' so ur using 100water? How many plants?
 
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